A St. Berdoodle??

[Heather & Brinkley]

My friend, who is also a Goldendoodle owner just sent me a text asking if I have heard of a St. Berdoodle. I hadn't so I did a quick google search and up came the most adorable pics. Have you guys heard if this form of Doodle??

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Heather, there are no reputable, responsible people breeding this mix. The pictures may be cute, but it's a bad idea. Anybody can mix anything with a poodle and call it some kind of "doodle", but that doesn't mean they should, lol. I hope your friend is not planning to buy one of these. Just in case, it might be a good idea to send her our What to Look for in a Breeder Guidelines.

She will not find anybody breeding St. Bernard/Poodle crosses that can meet that crieteria.

[Traci -Bexter & Maggie]

Never heard of it, but I'm sure it is cute.  I'm sure they'll mix everything with poodles now because of the "hypoallegenic" excuse/low shedding excuse and also the cuteness factor.  I'm not surprised.  I do think that St. Bernards have a higher risk of lots of diseases because they are a giant dog, isn't that the case?  Of course, goldens have their issues too.  I'll go check for pictures online too.  Just because you have me curious now!

[Heather & Brinkley]

Yeah, bigger dogs are more prone to hip issues, etc. My mom has had pure breed Great Pyrenees dogs and St. Bernards all of our lives and they all lived to be around ten and not much longer.  No matter what the Vet would do to help, their hips would all get so bad that they couldn't walk.  Pretty sad because most of them were giant cuddle bugs that just wanted to be with you. 

[Denise & Hunter!!!]

There was one at PetsMart the last time I was in there, very cute I must agree.  She got it in England and said they were pretty popular there, she was on the goofy side so I didn't ask many questions LOL  He was 1 1/2 years old and HUGE!  I wish I would have taken a picture with my phone.

[Jennifer,Chloe & Myla]

I've heard of them but never saw any pictures. I can imagine they would be a huge dog!

[Traci -Bexter & Maggie]

Jennifer - I looked them up online after this discussion & they are cute, but grow to be huge, like you thought.  It said about 130 ish pounds!

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

In addition to HD, St. Bernards are subject to inherited heart disease, blood disease, elbow dysplasia, and just about every genetic eye disease in existence. So if you want a healthy St. Bernard, it is imperative that you get one only from a very reputable breeder who tests the breeding dogs for everything, knows their lines, and does not breed dogs younger than 2-3 years of age.

Since Poodles are prone to some of the same genetic diseases, this is still essential, even in one of these mixes.

[Jarka, Monty & Auggie]

Have not heard of St. Berdoodles, but I know a couple of breeders with Bernedoodle (Bernese Mountain dog and a Poodle).

[Lori (Wilson and Woody's Mum)]

I have an acquaintance who got a Bernadoodle about 6 months ago.  She wanted a huge dog that had a better chance of being non-shedding.  I did a quick search to offer her some tips and couldn't find a breeder doing all the testing or breeding in a way that is important to me.  I shared all of that with her.  She still ended up with a pup and I admit, they are CUTE, just not what I would want. 

[Michelle Emmett]

I am a Saint Berdoodle breeder, I have 4 generations of SBDs and they are x-rayed, and genetically screened.  I am a Labor and Delivery nurse and hobby breed for the love of this hybrid.  I worked as a Vet Tech. all through college.  

[Jay, Lola and Colonel Esau]

I don't know anything about them, but the pups on this page sure are cute:

http://www.swissridgegoldendoodles.com/bernadoodle.html